Emily Gray Junior High School

As a moderately sized middle school in TUCSON, Arizona, Emily Gray Junior High School instructs 420 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Tanque Verde Unified District (4408).

Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,212 students; Emily Gray Junior High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Emily Gray Junior High School lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Emily Gray Junior High School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, Pima County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Emily Gray Junior High School is one.

Hermosa Montessori Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emily Gray Junior High School has rose 9%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 420 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Emily Gray Junior High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.